Bambusa boniopsis

HABIT Perennial; caespitose; clumped densely. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms erect; 200 cm long; 10 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; with small lumen; distally mealy. Culm-nodes flush with internodes; glabrous. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement several. Culm-sheaths deciduous; coriaceous; glabrous; auriculate. Culm-sheath blade narrowly ovate; erect; glabrous on surface. Leaves cauline. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Collar with external ligule. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate. Leaf-blade surface pubescent; densely hairy; hairy abaxially. Leaf-blade margins scabrous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China.

NOTES Bambuseae. Chia & Fung 2002.

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